Jun 29, 2011 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Career, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Interactive Agencies, Marketing, New Business, New Business Development, Personal Branding, Public Relations, Small and Smart Agencies, Small Smart Agencies |
I am lucky to have a unique perspective because I began my career working on new business at major agencies in Canada and the U.S. I have also conducted agency reviews for a number of companies including Jenny Craig, Villeroy & Boch, and Raley’s Supermarkets. My...
Jun 20, 2011 | Career, Finding a Job, Hank Blank, Job Search, Jobs, Marketing, Networking, Personal Branding, Public Relations, Purpose Driven Networking, Social Media, Transition |
I recently wrote three blogs around the theme of hating to network. They were called Hank Blank’s Networking Tips for Those Who Hate to Network, More Networking Tips for Those Who Hate to Network and Networking Tips for College Students Who Hate to Network. They were...
Jun 12, 2011 | Advertising Agencies, Career, Finding a Job, Hank Blank, Job Search, Jobs, Marketing, Networking, New Business Development, Personal Branding, Public Relations, Purpose Driven Networking, Social Media, Transition |
I have spoken on college campuses for many years now. The thought of networking was a foreign concept to students in the past. Oh, and I am not talking about being on Facebook. That is socializing, not really networking in a business sense. I think when students...
Jun 4, 2011 | Career, Finding a Job, Job Search, Jobs, Marketing, Networking, Personal Branding, Public Relations, Purpose Driven Networking, Social Networking, Transition |
I wrote a blog last week called Hank Blank’s Networking Tips for Those Who Hate to Network. I published it on Memorial Day and got the most readers on a single day for any of my blogs. I must have addressed a need. Or maybe, people had nothing to do on Memorial Day!...
May 28, 2011 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Reviews, Career, Digital Agencies, Finding a Job, Hank Blank, Interactive Agencies, Job Search, Jobs, Networking, New Business Development, Personal Branding, Purpose Driven Networking, Social Networking, Transition |
I have spoken to companies and organizations across the country on networking. I didn’t start that way. I started like everyone else by going to networking events with friends and talking to people I know. I was socializing but I called it networking. People always...
May 25, 2011 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Career, Digital Agencies, Hank Blank, Interactive Agencies, Marketing, Networking, New Business, New Business Development, Personal Branding, Public Relations, Purpose Driven Networking, Small and Smart Agencies, Small Smart Agencies, Social Media, Transition |
I’ve heard it time and time again, from many agency principals across the country on how they are the Cobbler’s Children. First, I am truly amazed that many of these agency principals impress me with their knowledge and their smarts, yet they acknowledge dumping...
May 17, 2011 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Digital Agencies, Interactive Agencies, Marketing, Networking, New Business, New Business Development, Personal Branding, Public Relations, Purpose Driven Networking, Small and Smart Agencies, Small Smart Agencies, Social Media, Social Networking |
In order to succeed today, advertising, public relations and digital agencies need to be core and connected. I live in Orange County, the heart of the action sports industry. If you are part of that industry you must be core. My buddy Vipe Desai, who is certainly...
May 9, 2011 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Career, Finding a Job, Hank Blank, Interactive Agencies, Job Search, Jobs, Marketing, Networking, New Business, New Business Development, Personal Branding, Public Relations, Purpose Driven Networking, Small and Smart Agencies, Small Smart Agencies, Social Media, Social Networking, Transition |
Tip # 1 Teach your Children to Network Well. I have written a blog about this in the past and as time passes, I increasingly think networking expertise will be imperative to your children’s career success. I recently heard a radio recruitment ad for a local college;...
May 1, 2011 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Career, Digital Agencies, Finding a Job, Hank Blank, Interactive Agencies, Job Search, Jobs, Marketing, Networking, New Business, New Business Development, Personal Branding, Public Relations, Purpose Driven Networking, Small and Smart Agencies, Small Smart Agencies, Social Media, Social Networking, Transition |
Tip Number 1 Amplify Your Voice. Have you ever sent out a press release on Business Wire or another wire service to have your brand rise above the crowd? I sent out four last year. This isn’t about me – it’s about Google. My electronically optimized press releases...
Apr 23, 2011 | Advertising Agencies, Agency Review Consultant, Agency Reviews, Agency Searches, Career, Digital Agencies, Finding a Job, Hank Blank, Interactive Agencies, Job Search, Jobs, Marketing, Networking, New Business, New Business Development, Personal Branding, Public Relations, Purpose Driven Networking, Small and Smart Agencies, Small Smart Agencies, Social Media, Social Networking, Transition |
I spoke this week to Mark James’ ExecuNet Group here in The OC this week. My presentation was called the Top Secrets of Professional Job Search Networking. Thought I would share some of my thoughts here. Tip Number 1. You will land. The momentum is going in the...